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4Stop

Can a single-API KYC/KYB data orchestration hub aggregate enough global premium data sources and anti-fraud tooling to become the compliance backbone for regulated fintechs and payment providers worldwide?

Founded2016
HQCologne, Germany
IndustryInfrastructure / KYC
The story

Founded in 2016 as a fraud prevention provider, 4Stop evolved into a comprehensive KYC, KYB, compliance and anti-fraud orchestration hub, aggregating 400–1800 global data sources into a single API. After partnering with Jumio in 2019, Jumio acquired 4Stop in December 2021 to fold its data marketplace and orchestration hub into Jumio's broader end-to-end identity platform, enabling full customer lifecycle management including KYC, KYB and AML. Post-acquisition, 4Stop's website and brand are maintained but the entity effectively operates as part of Jumio's product suite.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2016
FourStop GmbH founded in Cologne, Germany as a fraud prevention and KYC/compliance platform.· pivot
2017
Completed integration with global payment services provider MiFinity, delivering KYC, compliance and anti-fraud services.· banking
2018
Integrated KYC and anti-fraud technology with global fintech PaySend.· banking
2019
Announced integrated partnership with Jumio, adding AI-powered identity verification and certified liveness detection to the 4Stop data hub.· banking
2021
Acquired by Jumio to extend Jumio's end-to-end identity orchestration platform with 650+ additional data sources across 195 countries.· acquisition
The stack
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